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(No Model.)

J. JOHNSON.

PORTABLE FENCE.

- 110,283,114; Patented Aug; 14, 1883.

a, I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

JOSHUA JOHNSON, OF BRISGOE RUN, WEST VIRGINIA.

'PORTABLE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of rates Patent No. 283,114, dated August 14:, 1883, Application filed October 27, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I JOSHUA JoHNsoN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Briscoe Run, in the-county of Wood and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Fences, of

' which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawlngs. y

My invention relates to portable fences and it consists in the construction and arrangement of its several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claim.

' Inthe drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of one of the posts, and Fig, 2 is a perspective of a section of the fence. V

A are section-posts having bracesa pivoted upon each side of their upper ends, said braces being arranged to spread out from each side of the post 'and to hold the same securely in a vertical position, as shown. Suitable slots are arranged in the posts to permit the passage of the rails B. a

O is center or brace, havingbraces c pivoted upon each side of its upper end, for the purposes hereinbefore 'set forth. The upper end is wider than the body of the post. It has formed in it a slot, d, into which turns the'lockbar D. Along the length of the post and corresponding to the slots in the posts A are recesses d, in which rest the rails. Pivoted to the. edge of the post, upon the same side as recesses, is lock-bar D, the upper end. of which is cut to fit the slot d, as shown.

Whenthe lock-bar is turned parallel to the post, it is seen that it will close the recesses d When the 'bar is turned at right angles to the post, the

and hold securely the rails therein.

recesses will be uncovered and the post can be lifted away from the rails. I provide, however, that all posts may be constructed similar to the center post. e

What I claim is- In a fence, the post having its top wider than the body, and braces pivoted upon each side thereof, and having suitably-arranged slots for the reception of the rails, and alockbar pivoted to its edge upon the same side as I the slots, whereby when the bar is turned parallel with the post the rails are held securely within the recesses, as shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSHUA JOHNSON. 

